Friday, November 5, 2010

Sports: NFL Picks, Week 9

9-4 last week is pretty good. Finally starting to hit my stride. Sadly, the Steelers did not play a great game last week, and I am getting really worried that TTSNBN keeps winning. The AFC West is looking like there will be a good fight to win that division (first time in a LONG time). There are still a number of teams that are hard to pin down exactly how good they are. I'm especially interested to see more out of the Giants, the Falcons, the Titans (now with Moss to hopefully give CJ2K some breathing room) and the Chiefs. I think the ambiguity is great; the one outcome I'm rooting against, as usual, is TTSNBN doing well. Here we go again:

Tampa Bay at Atlanta: Atlanta, 31-20
Atlanta has played well at home (it seems home field advantage is coming back this year), especially on offense. Meanwhile, Tampa Bay just gave up 35 points to Arizona.

Chicago at Buffalo: Buffalo, 24-20
Yeah, Buffalo hasn't won a game all year. But they haven't just been blown out every time. Plus they're at home (see above), and Chicago is spiralling downward (as usual).

TTSNBN at Cleveland: TTSNBN, x-x
As always, the jinx pick. That said, Cleveland is looking a bit frisky this year. But they are still the Browns, and thus find more ways to lose games than win them.

NY Jets at Detroit: NY Jets, 28-27
What happened o the J-E-T-S last week?! Seemed like their season opener all over again. I think this game is on major upset alert; but the Jets' running game may give them the edge.

New Orleans at Carolina: New Orleans, 30-14
Though the Saints squeaked out a win against the Panthers earlier this year, I doubt it will be so close this time after the Saints' statement game last week.

Miami at Baltimore: Baltimore, 27-14
Call it a hunch, but I think Miami is due for a bit of a letdown after 3 tough games in a row; now they're in brutal M&T Bank Stadium (despite the pathetic name).

San Diego at Houston: San Diego, 28-24
Houston faces a similar foe to their last one, but they are on a short week and certainly didn't gain in confidence after their loss to Indy.

Arizona at Minnesota: Minnesota, 42-10
I think this is a statement game for Minny, and they're going to stamp it all over the Cardinals' poor, trampled bodies.

NY Giants at Seattle: NY Giants, 24-20
Seattle takes the home-road differential to the extreme; the Giants are just a superior team. However, this is my second upset alert of the weekend.

Indianapolis at Philadelphia: Indianapolis, 35-31
This should be the game of the week. The huge wildcard here is Vick, coming back from injury. I'll put my money (though I'm not a gambler) on the proven QB.

Kansas City at Oakland: Oakland, 28-27
When was the last time a game between these two teams meant anything?! I really don't know what to expect here; maybe it'll be boring, maybe exciting.

Dallas at Green Bay: Green Bay, 21-3
A battle between two bitter rivals. Could have been a fun one had Romo not been injured, but now it's gonna suck.

Pittsburgh at Cincinnati: Pittsburgh, 27-13
One of the Bengals' strengths from last year, the defense, is letting them down this year. I expect the Steelers' D to be not quite as kind after being a little embarrassed last week.

2010 Picks: 69-48

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